A Source of Interest[Amaranta, Khaana]

Perfect~ She could already see the look on the woman's face before she even gave her answer. She'd gotten her hook~ And she couldn't help but ROLL her eyes a little wen the woman mentioned what was in it for her. She knew that this could go either way. But if nothing else, she was fairly confident in her abilities. She could VERY much see this arrancar didn't see her as an equal. Oh yea, she had this in the bag. And so she was fairly relaxed as she held up her hands.

"I don't imagine humiliation is of much interest to you. So how about something more material? You ARE here in the human realm for whatever reason. You must have some interest in things down here. And I'm fairly wealthy. As strong as you are, you can't just go around doing whatever you want. Not unless you want people, and probably shinigami, on your ass for causing a disturbance. Money means more freedom. Let me think... the monthly salary of someone around here would be ...what. Four hundred... Five hundred tousand yen?" She ventured casually before giving a playful smile.

"If you can knock me down and keep me down. I'll give you Six Hundred Thousand Yen. Food. Clothes. Whatever human shit fits your fancy. That kind of money can make things a whole lot easier to enjoy down here." She noted with a calm smile.

Khaana's lip twitched ever so slightly in response to being called princess again. This woman really was just asking for it. A Villain or a rival if ever she'd seen one. Some small part of her wondered if this was even wise. But no, she couldn't have weak thoughts like that. She had to assert herself to this Arrancar one way or another.

As Amaranta offered her back. Khaana ...disliked it immediately. Honestly, given her own mindset, being carried on the back was even more disdainful than if the woman had just grabbed her. THAT at least was a more villainous way to do things. Who did this bitch think she was, supporting cast? A Main Character? She repressed the urge to roll her eyes and simply hopped on. The speed with which the woman shot off was certainly impressive. But nothing she couldn't track. Barely. The woman was better with her sonido than Khaana was fully comfortable with. That would complicate things a little when it came to surprising her. But she'd have to make do.

Khaana would make sure that Amaranta got them far enough away from the city and really ANY urban surroundings. Ugh, it was going to be a pain in her ass to get back. But she had to make sure they wouldn't be interrupted, or that they wouldn't disrupt anything. Or that there were any witnesses.

Once they had found a suitably desolate place, Khaana couldn't help but sigh in exasperation. But also a bit of relief that this woman hadn't just started beating her up in the middle of Tokyo. She made a face and would let go of the woman's back. If Khaana was just hanging off her back, all the better. But if Amanta had had the nerve to hold Khaana's thighs like a more traditional anime back ride, she'd promptly slap them off before walking a short distance and then turn to face the arrancar. Tch, if only she had her suit. Whatever. She cracked her knuckles and widened her stance slightly, leering a bit at the woman.

"Any handicaps you'd like before we start?" She ventured, a backhanded offer, naturally, as a black well crept out from her right foot, darkening a patch of the ground beside her as she used her ability. Injecting some dummy coding into the ground and causing a slim, red spear to emerge from the ground at her side, peeling it from the ground and then pointing it toward the woman with both hands, getting into a loose stance.

Khaana snorted ever so slightly at the woman's retort. She almost rolled her eyes. True warriors? Every sentence grated her. The Inverse Main Character talk definitely agitated her significantly and she lowered her stance, raising that spear to point directly at Amaranta as the woman gave her the go ahead, and the freedom to use whatever means necessary. A slow, steady smirk crossing Khaana's lips.

"Psh. As you wish." She snorted, before energy FIRED from that spear! A sudden beam of energy RIPPED from it's point at blistering speed. It was an attack on the level of a bala, but witha CONSIDERABLE punch to them. Normally, these spears of hers could fire ten, but Khaana decided to cram THREE of them into a single, high-speed blast aimed to slam into the woman's chest at a speed WELL beyond anything Khaana herself could achieve. An opening shot intended to catch the woman off guard.

Immediately following the attack, Khaana burst in, a sudden crackle of energy through her legs as she shot toward the woman and SWEPT that spear vertically, that pointed tip ripping upward. She had no idea how durable the arrancar was. But that spear was a part of her power, and if NOTHING else. The use of her powers was a specialy of Khaana. Evan as she swept that spear upward, she recognized how carefully she'd have to pay attention. Regardless of the potency of her weapons, she was, for all intents and purposes, special kind of glass cannon. She had to keep this woman on her toes.

The arrancar, unfortunately, was quicker to recover than she'd hoped. After nailing the woman with that sudden flash of reiryoku, the Feline promptly dodged that sudden slash, and in an instant, Khaana's eyes WIDENED as her legs were swept?! Her eyes struggling to keep up, and managing to twist the lance just in time to FIRE off a singular blast at the woman's chest just before they leapt in and DUNKED her into the ground! The impact RATTLED her, and the sheer force was enough to make her bones creak! Not that she cared about her damn bones, She still hissed from the sheer strength with which she was being wailed into the ground. Dammit. She couldn't even think about keeping up like this! She'd been hoping to just tough this out. But already she was having trouble. Shit.

Khaana panted, wincing on her back where Amaranta had promptly slammed her, and narrowing her eyes as she slowly peeled herself up off the ground. Vulnerable to any follow ups from the arrancar as her spiritual pressure WELLED within her. Those eyes narrowing a little as a sneer crossed her lips. "Alright. You're fast. I'll give you that. But lets see just how much punishment you can take." She grinned, and that spear in her hand suddenly GLOWED a brilliant red in her hands, slowly dragging her nails along it's length as it did.

"Come on, gimme your best shot." She taunted the arrancar. Her outfit already frankly scuffed. But she didn't pay it any mind.

The sudden pounce from the Arrancar was just as fast as she expected. Even anticipating it, Khaana only really had a moment to adjust. She was slower. MUCH slower. But, what she had planned was just a small adjustment. As Amaranta lunged at her, she simply twisted to set that pointed tip in the woman's path. Ebven as she was TACKLED to the ground and pinned, hopefully, that spear would be lodged inside of the arrancar! But well.... she was only able to do so much. Even with that stab, IF she succeeded, the arrancar would still tackle her to the ground. There was just no avoiding that. And now on the ground, that spear would be RIPPED from her hands, and the woman would start laying into her!

However, two things would happen.

First, that spear suddenly SPROUTED spikes all over the handle! Piercing clean through the woman's hand and ripping into it, that living weapon promptly rejecting this foreign user. And secondly, Khaana's own spiritual pressure spiked.


There was a ripping noise as bright, massive wings erupted from her body. Not in pairs. Not in any ...logical place. But randomly all over her frame, shooting out of her chest, her legs, her arms, her belly, aiming to PIERCE into the arrancar's body and LOCK inside of them! The wings which erupted from her body where incredibly sharp, just as sharp as the spears she'd been using. Perfect for KEEPING the woman attached to her. All whilst Khaana's body transformed. Arms and legs growing longer, her head elongating, thickening until it melded with her torso to a smooth transition into a gnarled snout. A form truly worthy of a hollow such as herself. Eyes glowing blue and green as she entered her released form. And those wings sproutng from all over her body would execute a powerful PUMP! With such force that they SHOT up into the air with the speed of a step technique!

She intended to act quickly. After all, even if those wings were hard and sharp, there was nothing keeping the arrancar from simply ripping the wings out of herself. Khaana aimed to launch the both of them up into the air, turning her body as she did so that the arrancar would be beneath her. And if she pulled it off, it would be in that instant that Amaranta's pesquisa would liekly go haywire. As a POWERFUL reiryoku field would suddenly swamp her senses, and then condense between her and Khaana.

Khaana had a pretty simple gambit. The first of her tricks to try and unleash an attack the woman couldn't handle. Even if Amaranta managed to pry free, she was more than capable of generating that barrier at range, There was a brief instant where that battier formed, as if to protect herself from an oncoming attack. But rather, that barrier would EXPLODE outward. Suddenly rocking out with terrifying force. Of course, at range, it would simply be an almighty push, aiming to ram Amaranta a full fifty meters through the surrounding rocks and foliage. But if Khaana had her way with that little jump and spin? The lioness would find herself getting Plowed straight into the ground. A full ten meters or so into it at that. A move that would almost ASSUREDLY earn her the first half of her task in getting the woman on her back for the first time.

But of course, this form came at a cost. Khaana was HUGE in this form. A full ten meters in height, and a fairly large target. The only thing compensating for her size was that force field she was able to form using her reiryoku. And even that couldn't be used endlessly. She had to secure this first down, and then start thinking about how she was going to get the second one.